✔ P.2 Energy Flashcards

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1
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any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water

A

pollution

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branch of science that studies the interactions of the physical world

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environmental science

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the general term for a naturally occurring material that mankind can use

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natural resource

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4
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devices made from semiconducting materials, that convert sunlight directly into electricity

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photovoltaic cells

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the process in which an atom of an element with a large nucleus breaks into two atoms of elements with smaller nuclei, releasing an enormous amount of energy

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nuclear fission

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6
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the most widely used form of renewable energy

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hydroelectric power

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a place where garbage is collected, stores, and covered

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landfill

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the continued process of atoms splitting and releasing neutrons that trigger more atoms to split

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nuclear chain reaction

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the ability to do work (make things move or change)

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energy

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10
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energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

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nuclear energy

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Energy that travels in the form of waves, through matter or through space

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electromagnetic energy

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12
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Energy that is stored in the bonds that hold atoms together

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chemical energy

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13
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The energy of moving objects

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mechanical energy

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14
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A source of energy that is used much faster than it can be replaced

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nonrenewable resource

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15
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A source of energy that can be replaced as it is used or that cannot be used up

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renewable resource

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16
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A source of energy that formed from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago

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fossil fuel

17
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The energy of moving water

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hydropower

18
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Energy from the sun

A

solar energy

19
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A device that can change light energy into electricity; also called a solar cell

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photovoltaic cell (PV cells)

20
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energy generated from moving air

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wind energy

21
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energy of moving electric charges

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electric energy